The massive shark was pregnant with six babies and almost sold to a local restaurant, museum officials said.
, or pups, the museum said in a June 15 Facebook post. The pups were between about 3.9 and 4.2 feet long and each weighed about 8 pounds.
The babies already had teeth, leading museum officials to conclude they were very close to being born. Video footage showsand hatch inside the mother before a live birth, according to Fishes of Australia. The goblin shark was almost sold to a restaurant for consumption, but Taiwan Ocean Artistic Museum intervened, museum officials said. The shark will be preserved, studied and eventually exhibited.
Su’ao Township, also spelled Su-au township, is along Taiwan’s northeastern coast and about 45 miles southeast of Taipei. Facebook Translate and Baidu Translate were used to translate the posts from Taiwan Ocean Artistic Museum. Google Translate and Baidu Translate were used to translate the YouTube video from Formosa TV News Network and article from Liberty Times Net.
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